Trap metal grates on the ears like early black metal and distorts traditional hip-hop beats to create uncomfortable levels of over-modulation. It's as anti-social as modern hardcore and delves into ...

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AMBUSH,” Elijah Divine's most recent album, is eight tracks full of wordplay, straight-ahead delivery and pensive beats.

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Every drum placement ... to a lot of the Bomb Squad and De La Soul/Prince Paul beats. No matter what else happens in hip-hop, I’ll never get tired of doing these obsessive mini-investigations.